The EU is preparing the accession to the Geneva Act of Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/initiatives/ares-2017-6308027_en oriGIn is in favour of the accession by the EU to the
Following “Sièges de Liffol” (wood chair) and “Granite de Bretagne” (stone) , “Porcelaine de Limoges” is the third non-agricultural GI recognised by the National Institute of Intellectual property (INPI) of France under the
The EU and Mercosur have exchanged their GIs lists, and the opposition procedure is under way. With respect to the list of GIs submitted by Mercosur countries interested parties had until the 20th of
The EU and Mexico are currently negotiating the modernisation of the existing Economic Partnership, Political Coordination and Cooperation Agreement (Global Agreement) signed in 1997 (and entered into force in 2000). On GIs, the
In the context of the reform of the Intellectual Property regime, of Myanmar, the “Pyihtaungsu Hluttaw Law” (“Draft Trademark Law”) was recently published for consultation. On 8 November, oriGIn submitted its contribution , to welcome
On 21 September, the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada entered into force provisionally. CETA GIs provisions are therefore operational, as any other rule covering sectors of EU
The EU and China are currently negotiating a bilateral agreement on the protection of GIs. In this framework, an opposition procedure for the first list of GIs submitted by the parties (100 for
EU-Japan On 06 July, the EU and Japan have reached an overall deal on the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement. Read the summary of the negotiations and principles agreed. While some changes might still
oriGIn participated at the 2nd International Conference on Environment organized by Carabinieri’s Officers School in Rome on 19-20 May 2017. Mr Fernando Cano Treviño, Representative for Europe of the Consejo Regulador del Tequila
oriGIn participates at the annual meeting of the International Trademark Association (INTA), taking place in Barcelona form 20-24 May 2017. Massimo Vittori, oriGIn Managing Director, will moderate the session on “Geographical Names and
An important update concerns foreign GIs protected under the sui generis system managed by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People’s Republic of China (AQSIQ). Recently, the “Measures
The Consumers, Health, Agriculture and Food Executive Agency (CHAFEA) has launched a new web portal to help agricultural organisations obtain EU funding for promotion, in particular under Regulation 1144/2014 on information provision and
The next WIPO Standing Committee on the Law of Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications (SCT) will take place in Geneva from 27 to 30 March 2017. On 28 March, an information session
In January, the United States Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) issued a decision in favour of “Consejo Regulador del Tequila” (CRT) in the case Luxco, Inc. v.Consejo Regulador del Tequila, A.C. (Opposition
Farm abandonment is a major problem in the U.S., with a report released last week by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) noting that the country lost approximately 8,000 farms between 2015 and
oriGIn attended the meeting of the Civil Dialogue Group on Quality and Promotion of the EU Commission in Brussels. Our Managing Director, Mr Vittori delivered a presentation on “Making GIs a truly European
From 1 to 3 May 2017, Mr. Phil Hogan – EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development – will be visiting Canada accompanied by a delegation of European companies and producer organizations. GI
On 7 February, the European Commission made available the texts proposed in the context of the trade negotiations with Indonesia. They represent the EU’s initial negotiating position. Sub-section 4 (page 15 of Intellectual
In January the European Association of Cities of Ceramics (AeuCC) – which regroups national associations from Italy (AiCC), France (AfCC), Spain (AeCC), Romania (ArCC), Germany (AgCC) and Poland (AplCC) – officially considered the
In Pakistan, GIs are currently protected under the Trademark Ordinance of 2001 (Section 82 of Collective Marks chapter and Section 83 of Certification Marks chapter). A Draft Geographical Indication Protection Bill 2016 (Draft
The Law No. 6769 on the Protection of Industrial Property Rights – approved by the Parliament in December 2016 – entered into force on January 10. Overall the Law (regulating trademarks, patents, designs,
